Part 3: Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems

The only thing that actually removes carbon from the atmosphere and ocean is ______________.

Burning fossil fuels __________.

True or False: Both plants and animals add carbon to the atmosphere by breaking down glucose.

True or False: Both plants and animals add carbon to the atmosphere through cellular respiration.

True or False: Only animals add carbon to the atmosphere through cellular respiration because plants do photosynthesis.

Decomposers ________________.

Where is the greatest amount of carbon stored in the biosphere?

What is a carbon reservoir?

If you increase the amount of photosynthesis that takes place the ____________.

True or False: The ocean is getting warmer as carbon is dissolved into the ocean from the atmosphere.